Maintenance Worker, Building Maintenance, Construction Labor & Trades

This WG-4749-07 Maintenance Worker position is a full-time, year-round position located at Nez Perce National Historical Park, duty-stationed in Spalding, Idaho.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-10/27/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

To qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:

1:
Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)

Experience must be demonstrated in at least 2 (two) of the following trades:

• Carpentry (constructs, installs, repairs and replace items such as doors, shelves, etc.);
• Painting (preparing surfaces, determine painting materials to be used and method of application, and painting a variety of surfaces);
• Plumbing (replace various valves, unions, elbows, fixtures, toilets, faucets and various types of pipe and copper lines, cut and thread pipes, winterize water systems, etc.);
• Roofing (repairs and patching, tar and paper, metal foam roofs and asphalt shingles);
• Electrical (repairs including removing, replacing, tightening, splicing, and insulating defective wiring and fixtures;
• Cement Finishing (building and setting forms for sidewalks and steps, mixes pours, spreads, and levels cement and concrete in preparation for final finishing;
• Masonry (maintenance, measures, determines amount of concrete, sets forms, pours and finishes concrete to blueprint standards and project specifications);
• Wastewater Plant Operator (monitoring equipment and gauges, performing routine tests, recording the results in reports, collecting samples, adjusting the rate of flow and amounts of chemicals to be used;
• Water Plant Operator (monitoring pumping equipment, regulating water, reading meters gauges and charts, recording readings and preparing reports).

2. Technical Practices (theoretical, precise, artistic).

3. Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (includes blueprint reading).

4. Ability to Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment.

5. Knowledge of Materials.

If your knowledge and ability in the SCREEN OUT factor above is not sufficient, you will receive no further consideration.

In preparing your application, describe in detail the experience and training which you have had that specifically prepared you for this job and to perform the duties described for this job. Experience should be clearly described and documented in your resume. Your resume must support your response to the assessment questionnaire, and if it does not, your application will be marked as not eligible.

The qualifications reviewer will not assume performance of such duties by Job Titles alone. Address your knowledge, skills and/or abilities in the areas shown in the job-related factors.

You must meet at least 2 points on the screen-out element(s) and obtain an average of at least 2 points on all of the job elements to be considered qualified for this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.